Glory-hole



No. 6|7,925.v l Patented lan. I7, |899.

A. DAuBENMEYl-:RL GLORY HOLE.

Y (Application medreb. 1, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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PHOTOUIHO by SACKETTB WILHELN CORR NX f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW-- ninfnnmncrnh, oF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GLORY-HOLE.-

sPncIFIcA'rIoN forming part of Letters Patent' N9. 617,925, datedJanuary 17, 1899.

' Appleman mea rebmry 1, 1898. Sonnino. 668.759. (No modem Toall wlw/ait may concern: Y

2e it known that LANDREW l') Ai: BENMF YER,

"suitable track F.

of Nashville, in the county of lavidsonand l State of Tennessee,lhavc'invented certainv new and useful Improvements in Glory-Holes. ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description. l .-j

The invention relates to the manufacture of glassware, and moreparticularly to gloryholes for fire-polishing the ware. The object ofthe invention is to provide certain new and useful improvements ingloryholes, wherebyv the 'ware is subjected toma proper and uniform heatand at the same time a large amount of glassware can be handled withgreat ease and safety and' in a comparatively short time.

The invention'consists of novel features and parts and lcombinations ofthe same, as willbe described hereinafter and pointed out in the claims.Y

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part ofthis specification,

in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the iigures. Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of theimprovement.' Fig. 2A is `a plan view of the same, the furnace properalone being shown in section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is atransversesection of. part of -the'- improvement on the l/ine 3 3 ofFig. 1. sectional side leleration of a modified form of support,and s aplan view of thesame. The furnace A/is provided in its lower portionwith gtheusual means for generating heat and in its-.Supper portion witha heating-chamber A', ingto which passes the glassware tobe treated. v.

A is preferably made semieir- The furnace cular in plan view, as plainlyindicated in Fig. 2, with a transverse diametrical wallv A2.

and a semicircular wall A3, the wall A2 being formed with openin gs A4,terminating at't'heir outer ends in a slot A5, formed in the outer wallA?. v

The glassware to be heated in the heatingchamber A' is placedon supportsB, attached to arms B', fulc'rumed on posts C, carried by a table D,made ring-shaped and provided on its under side with wheels E, travelingon a The table l) isalso `provided with a bevel gear-wheel D', in in-eshwith a` bevel gear-wheel G, secured on a shaft Il, j onr- Analed insuitable bearings on the framework for the track F.' The outer endof theshaft 'fllis provided with a hand-wheel `I or other means for impartinga rotary motion lto the said shaft. The motion given to the shaft 1l istransmitted by the gear-Wheels G and D to the table l), so that theposts C and supports.

l, with the glassware thereon, are turnedaround and the su pports, 'withthe glassware',

' pass through one opening A4 into the heatingchamber A' and throughth'e latter and finally o ut of the other opening A4 afterthe-,glassware is thoroughly heated'in the chamber A'.

vThe arms B' e.\"ten'd' through the sloth, previously mentioned, duringthe time the support 13, with the'glassware thereon, is inside of theheating-'chamber A', and in order to prevent the eseapetof heat from theheatingychamber by'way of the slot All provide a mantle J, niadering-shaped, secnred to the table D and fitting close to the outeilwallA of the furnace, as will be readily understood by reference to thedrawings.

The arms B' are preferably hinged to the posts C, and-pass through aslot .l' in the mantle .I and rest in the bottom of thp slot, so as tosupport the arms in a horizontal position, the arms being capable ofbeing sw ung oniward' into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. lin case the corresponding support not to be used. rlhe arm B' then restson arailing D2, carried bythe table D. The snpports B are made ofvarious shapes, according to the nature of the glassu-'aro n ndertreatment, and, if desired, the supports may he removablycarried byposts C', as indicatedl in Figs..4 and 5, so as to change the postsaccording ,'to the nature of the glassware. l

The support B2 (illustrated in Figs. l and 5) is attached to an arm Benlargedatf oneend for the passage of die head of the'post C", the neel;portion of said 9 post engagi-ng the narrow'portion 'of' the slot. Thearm extends outwardly a suitable distanoeand rests. on a railingDi", andthe exeme outerend of the arm is provided with a suitable handle l forpushing the arm lathavinga slot l,

t arma' erallyin and out of engagement with the neck portion -of thepost to removethearm and its support Whenever desired. c

-Now it is evident that by the arrangement described the4 glassware tobe treated and placed on a support is gradually carried into and throughthe heating-chambenA ofthe furnace and is subjected to uniform heatforfire-polishing purposes, theglassware finally passi'r'gio'ut of thefurnace, to be then re-4- moved rorii the support and given to aiinisher for further treatment. By the arrangement described thewarming-in boys now employedfor heating the glassware in the glory-holeof the furnace are entirely dispensed with, the glassware is uniformlyheated, breakage is reduced to a minimum, and the cost of the finishedware is materially reduced. y

Having thus fully described my'invention, I claim as new and desiretosecure by Letters Patent- .1. A furnace',- provided witha heatsing-ychamber having a transversewall and a semicircular outer wall,fof whichthe transverse wall isformed with openings for the entrance and exit ofthe glassware, and the outer wall heating-chamber, substantial] y as shown" and is formed with a slot for the passage of the arms carrying thesupports for the glassware, substantially as shown and described.v

2. A furnace havingV a heating-chamber,

'the outside wall of which is'formed with a slot and the inside wall isformed with openings for the entrance and exit of the glassware, atablecapable of revolving around said furnace, and supportsjcarried bysaid table andadapted to pass through said opening'svand slot to carrythe ware. around the described. y Y i f v 3. T he furnace, comprising@heatingcham-L ber provided with l curved-v all havinga continuous slot,and a 'tr-ans Wall connecting the ends of the c allgnd provided withopenings locate endsof said slot 45 and communicating therewith, amovable table adjacent tothe chamber, and supports carried by thetablean'dfarranged to pass through said'slot and openings., l

ANDREW DAUBENMEYER.V

Witnesses:

x F. A. GEAR,

CHAs. E. HOLLIS.

